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Until a friend mentioned seeing this flick,
I never felt that final “nudge” to rent this movie even though it sounded like
it may have the possibility of being cute – the sort of comedic antics that
comes at the cost of some awkward, unpleasant crude humor. My suspicions were
right.

Music is Beca’s life: her college professor father is less-than-thrilled
by his daughter’s passion given he has strict rules about her
attending college. In an attempt to strike a compromise, he asks Beca (Anna
Kendrick) to join a club at the school, attend a semester and if by the end of
the year, she is still unhappy, he’ll pay for her to go to LA and pursue a
career as a DJ. Following an embarrassing showing at last year’s semi-final a
capella competition, the Barden Bellas are looking to redeem themselves. With
only two remaining members – the free-spirited Chloe (Brittany Snow) and the
strict traditionalist, Aubrey (Anna Camp), the girls are looking to recruit new
vocalists, only trouble is, second and third year students aren’t about to join
the Bellas who are solidly beaten every year by the all-male rival Barden a capella
group. Now with new recruits Beca and Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), the girls are
back in the game. But unless they up their performance level, they are again at
risk of losing – this time, more than just their self-respect. FILM REVIEW | Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) – ‘Enlisted’ Barden Bellas Take one Last Curtain Call

I think it’s fair to say that without Disney Channel’s smash
hit, High School Musical, contemporary
movies with a major in music may not have become the fad they have today.
Subsequently Fox produced a TV series that was all about music, playing a pivotal
role in putting popular music into a scripted story, helping to bring this
genre into the 21st century – with pizzazz. The staging here is
nothing like a musical in the traditional sense (here we actually get dialogue!
Thank goodness for a script) and yet, there are some fun, flashy musical
“numbers” that involve weaving in and out of elaborate song-and-dance
sequences.

Anyone looking for depth in the characters won’t find it in Pitch Perfect. It drips with surface
charm though isn't the deepest character piece. Beca is a fun character caught between a dream and
finally realizing what she’s been missing; her relationships with the girls is
endearing with more genuine moments than I’d anticipated. She manages to win each
over during low and high points (and the relationship she has with the geeky
Jesse is also a highlight; and who wouldn’t like their adorbs “movie scene”). Each of them does
fulfill some stereotype in one form or another and yet, each character is fun-loving
and genuinely likable.

Working through the film are some fun, recognizable tunes
including the popular “Titanium,” and the more classical, romantic “Just the
Way You Are” (a song that causes swoons every time). Admittedly,
this is not the best movie on the shelves. It’s a feel-good kind of story
that makes it watcher giggle with glee. The ending isn’t as “wow” as we may
expect but Beca’s musical cleverness is spectacular and makes the finale insanely
fun. When this movie sparkles, it’s good. Unfortunately the implications in the
dialogue make it hard to recommend unless you are able to edit it. To its
credit, the script doesn’t follow the same cliché paths in everything it does. It shies away from some of the expectations I was waiting to happen and does
put out a decent, sometimes flirty script that is infectious. In many ways, Pitch Perfect is a “perfect” girl-power
flick – almost. Something about the characters
belies the film’s faults. (This post does contain affiliate links, which means – at no extra cost to you, I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase through a link. Read the disclosure page for details.) You can purchase Pitch Perfect on DVD or own or rent digitally on Amazon Video. You can also purchase the Pitch Perfect trilogy on DVD.

CONTENT: There are
countless crudities – mainly sexual escapades; there’s some sensual dancing and inappropriate
dress. Aubrey demands none of the Bella’s sleep with their enemies [two women do]. Chloe confronts Becca
in the showers [nothing inappropriate is caught on camera]; Beca’s obvious
embarrassment leads Chloe to admit she’s comfortable in the nude and reveals
she is in the shower with a man. There is a college party and
drunkenness plus party-goers making out and one girl admits
to being homosexual. Crude sexual gestures and “the finger” are employed as are some
so lyrics with blunt or implied sexual activities sang. One girl vomits twice –
once in an exaggerated gag meant to be “funny” [we see her from the back]. There
is some profanity in the form of d*mn, a** and various other commonplace
profanities. The film is rated PG13.

Sounds fun, but not extremely interesting. Thanks for the review though, I had wondered what the movie was about. HSM has kinda started a one after the other music themed stereotyped shows, much like Twilight has led a drove of vampire novels. :/ Kinda sad how "boring" we are sometimes. I think it's rather funny though, I have that exact shirt (or it looks exactly like it) that the girl is wearing in the above picture :P It kinda freaky...

I confess to loving many a modern musical that's come out...but I think I'll be passing on this one. I'm glad you posted this review, Rissi! I've heard SO MUCH about it that I was wondering a lot about it! :)

So was I, Kellie. This was one of those movies I saw constantly on the new release wall, thought about renting and passed it over. In future, I'm going to try running it through ClearPlay to see how it "cleans up." Edited it will be way more enjoyable.

Nice review! (As always :) You pretty well touched on exactly what I figured would be disappointing about this movie. These kind are so hard to decide on, because I know they'll have the crude humor and other scenes that I won't like. Yet the cute factor is still there and is still a lot of fun! I'm thus undecided whether I'll ever see it or not. Perhaps I'll wait for someone else to bring it over and say "we gotta watch this!". ;P

If there hadn't been so much crude humor, this would have been really cute! I liked it for its girl-power idea because that is what makes it such a fun chick flick. However, the crudities makes this one hard to recommend. Mom and I will probably rent it again and try it on ClearPlay. That will likely clean it up quite a bit.

Hope you like if you see it!

Aw, thanks! I get to a point where I cannot take the same layout any longer. And I am WAY past that now. While I've changed the header plenty, I've used the same template since I began blogging. My only "fear" of changing templates is that in some browsers, it doesn't "code" right. I use IE, so that's all I know. Did look at this in Firefox and it looked fine... so *fingers crossed*

I watched this movie for the music, totally. Loved the music! But I thought the storyline was ridiculous and yeah, there were definitely some cruddy moments. Great for a one-time watch with friends while giggling...and for the soundtrack. :)

Hey, Melissa! The music is great. Liked 'Titanium,' 'Party in the USA' and 'Just the Way You Are.' And, surprisingly (forgot to address this!), the actors had decent vocals. That is always a nice thing when the actor is convincing in a role with musicality.

You put it best: this one is a fun chick flick for a night of giggling and snappy music. :)

That ending was actually really clever, Birdienl. Kuddos to the writer's for putting it all together - and Anna Kendrick for making Becca a character the audience could believe would put that together! :)

This is nothing like Les Mis. Where that was "classy," Pitch Perfect is a comedy with attitude. For musicals, I LOVE the classics and also enjoyed the HSM flicks way back when. Oooh, and Mamma Mia!. ;)

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